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Education
Nebbi district receives more seed schools
NEBBI- Nebbi district leaders have officially handed over two sites in the sub-counties of Kucwiny and Ndhew to the contractor for the construction of two seed secondary schools. Government through the Ministry of…
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Education
Construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School kicks off
AMURIA-Amuria district has officially handed over the site for the construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School in Asamuk Subcounty. State Minister for Works Musa Echweru, Lillian Eyai, the Amuria resident district commissioner,…
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News
EU refurbishes testing lab, poultry hatchery worth Shs 340mln
LIRA-The European Union [EU] through Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] has renovated a dilapidated seed testing laboratory and poultry hatchery worth Shs 340 million at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development…
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Africa
Malawi: IMF approves US$ 88.3mln in emergency financing support
BLANTYRE-The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund [IMF] has approved a disbursement of US$88.327 million [SDR 69.40 million] under the Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility to help Malawi…
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News
UPS suspends activities for massive food production over land dispute
PADER– Uganda Prison Services [ UPS ] has temporarily suspended activities for massive food and seed production in Pader district. This is after the locals occupying part of the land to be…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO official urges Lango cassava farmers to form cooperatives
LIRA– A top official from the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has advised cassava farmers in the Lango Sub-region to form cooperative societies if they are to access better markets and have…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO launches Shs 400mln cassava project in Lango districts
LIRA-The National Agricultural Research organisation [NARO] has launched a cassava production and productivity project worth Shs 400 million in some of the districts that form Lango Sub-region aimed at boosting farmers’ incomes.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Farmers, oil millers urge gov’t to set prices of commodities
LIRA-Oil millers, manufacturers, and farmers producing sunflower and soybean in the Lango Sub-region want government to regulate the prices of commodities in the country, saying it is the only way farmers will…
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Development
Construction of Shs 3.3bln Awei Seed Secondary School in Alebtong kicks off
ALEBTONG-The government has kicked off the construction of Awei Seed Secondary School in Alebtong district in a bid to enroll more students in secondary education level. The construction of Shs 3.3 billion…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru farmers’ cooperative, MAAIF agree to implement seed oil project
AMURU-Farmers under Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society have agreed in principle with the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] to implement the National Seed Oil Project in Amuru district. In 2019,…
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